Sauce Container

What Are Sauce Containers?

Sauce containers (also called sauce cups, portion cups, condiment cups, or dipping sauce containers) are small clear plastic cups used by cafés, restaurants, takeaway shops, food trucks, sushi bars, fish-and-chip shops, and delivery services to dispense single-serve portions of sauce, dressing, dip, condiments, or any other small liquid or semi-liquid accompaniment.

QIS stocks four sizes (25ml, 35ml, 50ml, and 100ml) all featuring the convenient attached hinged lid design — the lid is permanently joined to the cup, so:

• No matching lids to find — the lid is right there, attached, ready to snap shut
• Single-handed closing — staff snap the lid shut as part of the sauce dispensing motion, no two-hand fumbling
• Spill-free in delivery bags — the snap-shut design holds firmly against vibration and rough handling
• No mismatched lids — every cup ships with the correct lid permanently attached

Stock items, same-day dispatch on orders before 12pm.

Why Choose QIS Sauce Containers?

The hinged-lid design is the genuine selling point compared to two-piece sauce cups (separate cup + separate lid). With a hinged design, there's no inventory mismatch, no lost lids, no time spent matching lids to cups during peak service. Staff dispense sauce, snap the lid shut, drop the cup into the delivery bag — done in 3 seconds.

The four sizes cover the full range of condiment and sauce-dispensing needs:

• 25ml — small condiment doses (mustard, wasabi, hot sauce, single mayo dose for chips)
• 35ml — standard sauce dose (soy sauce for sushi, BBQ sauce, sweet chilli)
• 50ml — generous sauce serving (gravy, salad dressing, larger sauce portions)
• 100ml — soup dipping sauces, larger condiment portions, side servings

Cups are supplied in bulk cartons of 1,000 or 3,000 — the higher pack counts reflect the reality that most takeaway orders include 1-3 sauce cups, so they get used much faster than the main containers. Backed by QIS's 5% price-beat guarantee.

How to order: Choose your size from the table below and order online by the carton. For bulk pricing across multiple sizes, custom-printed sauce cups with your branding, or alternative styles (paper sauce cups, larger sizes), fill out our enquiry form or call us on 1800 555 343.

Available Sauce Cup Sizes

All clear plastic with attached hinged lids. Click any product for full details:

Choosing the Right Size

A practical guide to matching size to use case:

• 25ml — for small accompaniment doses. Single mustard dose for a hot dog, wasabi for sushi, hot sauce sample, a single mayo dose for a serve of chips. The "side condiment" size — minimal volume for minimal price per cup.
• 35ml — for standard sauce portions. Soy sauce for a sushi order, BBQ sauce for a meal, sweet chilli for spring rolls, tomato sauce for a meat pie, garlic aioli for chicken wings. The most-used size for café and takeaway sauce service.
• 50ml — for generous sauce or larger portions. Salad dressing on a sandwich/wrap, gravy for a roast meal, hot chip gravy, larger sauce servings for sharing meals. Used when one sauce serves 2 people or accompanies a larger main.
• 100ml — for soup-side and serious dipping. Soup-dipping sauces for spring rolls, larger condiment servings for multi-person orders, individual portions of yogurt or dip. Sometimes used as a small soup container itself.

Most takeaway operations stock two or three sizes — typically the 35ml and 50ml as the core kit, plus 25ml for budget condiments and 100ml for premium sauce orders.

What Are They Made From?

QIS sauce cups are made from polypropylene (PP) — the standard food-safe plastic for takeaway portion cups in Australia. Polypropylene is:

• Food-contact safe under Australian food packaging standards
• Microwave-safe at typical reheating temperatures (some customers reheat dipping sauces in the cup itself)
• Freezer-safe if you're freezing portioned sauces
• BPA-free (polypropylene doesn't contain bisphenol-A)
• Recyclable through Australian kerbside recycling programs (Plastic Identification Code 5)

The clear plastic also helps customer experience — they can see what's in each cup at a glance without needing to label or open them.

Who Uses QIS Sauce Cups?

Sauce cups are essential across:

• Fish and chip shops — tartare sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar dispensing
• Cafés and brunch venues — hollandaise, jam portions, butter alternatives, salad dressings
• Sushi shops — soy sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger water, ponzu
• Asian takeaway — Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean — sweet chilli, soy, hoisin, fish sauce, gochujang
• Indian restaurants — mint chutney, tamarind chutney, raita, mango pickle
• Pizza and pasta shops — garlic dip, BBQ sauce, ranch, parmesan
• Burger joints and fast food — mayo, BBQ, mustard, ketchup, ranch
• Sandwich shops — dressing portions, condiment selections, dipping sauces
• Salad bars and health food — dressing portions kept separate to prevent wilting
• Catering and event catering — individual sauce servings for buffets and platters
• Food trucks — mobile sauce dispensing, durable for transport
• Hospitals and aged care kitchens — portion-controlled condiments for dietary management
• Cafés serving breakfast — jam, honey, syrup, butter portions

Buy Sauce Containers Online — Australia-Wide

QIS sauce containers ship fast across Australia — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and regional areas. Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 12pm Monday–Friday.

For complete takeaway setup, pair these sauce cups with Rectangular Takeaway Containers for mains, Round Plastic Takeaway Containers for soups and saucy dishes, Paper Food Bags for bagging finished orders, Plastic Food Bags for sealed transport, Napkins for table and takeaway service, or Food Wrapping Sheets for items wrapped separately.

For bulk pricing across multiple sizes, custom-printed sauce cups with your venue branding (great for cafés and restaurants), or to discuss alternative sauce cup styles (paper portion cups, compostable cups, larger 150-200ml sizes), fill out our enquiry form or call us on 1800 555 343.